Mickey's Halloween Family Fun Run 5K Registration Now Open !!!

[CALIFLADY]

myhouseofmouse-

I'm running the 5K and the half marathon that night. We'll be at WDW for another week past the races and are thinking of going to MNSSHP on Sunday, the 3rd. I've already bought my ticket to MNSSHP with my 5K registration. My brother will be with me, and we're celebrating his 50th birthday. I haven't picked up a ticket for him yet. If it's determined that tickets can be "shared", I'd be interested. Maybe we can PM about this?

 

[myhouseofmouse]

CALIFLADY-

Yeah that sounds fine, I have to see the ticket go to waste and will have no use for it. Send me a PM and we can work out the details. We just have to find out if I can just give it to you or if it is somehow tied to me...

 

[andeeNjoel]

We are annual pass holders and just ran the EE 5K. When I emailed Disney, we were told that we could give the park tickets that came with our registration to friends or family to use anytime before the expiration date. I bet you can give the MNSSHP tickets to friends and family too.

(I was actually hoping that we could trade the part tickets that we didn't need for one of those fancy fast passes that we/pass holders received for Give a Day Get a Day.)

 

[Dsnrunner]

Let me get this straight, package pickup is Friday, race is Saturday and the MNSSHP is Sunday. Which means I have to fly in on Thursday or Friday morning, and stay until Monday. I don't mind travelling to running events, but sometimes I feel like Disney is trying to get every dollar they possibly can out of my wallet.................

 

[es45]

Let me get this straight, package pickup is Friday, race is Saturday and the MNSSHP is Sunday. Which means I have to fly in on Thursday or Friday morning, and stay until Monday. I don't mind travelling to running events, but sometimes I feel like Disney is trying to get every dollar they possibly can out of my wallet.................

I couldn't say it any better....

 

[cewait]

Let me get this straight, package pickup is Friday, race is Saturday and the MNSSHP is Sunday. Which means I have to fly in on Thursday or Friday morning, and stay until Monday. I don't mind travelling to running events, but sometimes I feel like Disney is trying to get every dollar they possibly can out of my wallet.................

You're shocked how? I have a similar running portfolio as you at the mouse house. I added up the expenditures from 99 through 09. It was not pretty.

 

[andeeNjoel]

Packet pick-up on Friday, race on Saturday morning, and party on Sunday night doesn't seem very magical to me either...

I emailed disney sports yesterday asking if it would be possible to exchange the Oct. 3 party tickets for Oct. 1 tickets. We must drive back to GA on Saturday and so can't go to the party Sunday night.

I am not expecting a positive response, but will let you all know what they say.

Also- does anyone know which organization will be the beneficiary for these races?

 

[andeeNjoel]

My question sent to Disney Sports:
"Will it be possible to exchange the October 3rd party tickets for October 1st tickets? "

Here is the reply I received today:
"Unfortunately, this is a packaged event and the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Ticket that is included with the Race Registration is only valid for October 3. "

 

[myhouseofmouse]

Yeah That is a shame on the party ticket, but then again, not doing the race for the ticket....less then 2 months...disney here we come...

 

[buckeyecinderella]

I am not happy about this either. We will be in WDW the week prior to the race and will be going to MNNSHP earlier in the week. But we are leaving on the 3rd, so I will have to toss the ticket as well. I'm the only one running, so it will be about 55 bucks, I think, wasted.

I thought about shifting the dates of our vacation by one day (checking in a day later then originally planned so we'd be there on the third and I could make use of the party ticket on the night of the third). But because the rates of the hotel rooms change from Value to Peak rates the weekend of the race, it would have cost me more money to shift my stay and stay the night of the third then the wasted $55.00 on the Halloween party ticket.

I noticed that the race still has not posted 50% yet. I wonder if this is why registration isn't filling up very fast? I did call to express my disappointment with this arrangement. It doesn't leave a very "magical" feeling, does it?

 

[myhouseofmouse]

Wow I did not realize it was only at 50% full....Well I hope Disney learns from this and does soemthing about it for the next 5K. I think they just thought most people would be down for the whole weekend for the races. But I'm sure there are alot f people like me who booked earlier and are leaving during the weekend. I fly out that night, so the ticket is not an added value for me.